BritNed

BritNed
Location of BritNed
Location
Country	United Kingdom, Netherlands
Coordinates	51°26′24″N 0°43′0″E / 51.44000°N 0.71667°E / 51.44000; 0.71667 (HVDC BritNed - Grain Static Inverter Plant) 51°57′27″N 4°01′17″E / 51.95750°N 4.02139°E / 51.95750; 4.02139 (HVDC BritNed - Maasvlakte Static Inverter Plant)
General direction	north–south, west–south
From	Isle of Grain, Kent
Passes through	North Sea
To	Maasvlakte, Rotterdam
Ownership information
Partners	National Grid plc (United Kingdom) TenneT (Netherlands)
Construction information
Manufacturer of conductor/cable	ABB
Cable layer	Global Marine Systems
Manufacturer of substations	Siemens
Installer of substations	BAM Nuttall
Construction started	2009
Commissioned	2011
Technical information
Type	submarine cable
Type of current	HVDC
Total length	260 km (160 mi)
Power rating	1,000 MW
DC voltage	450 kV
No. of poles	2

BritNed is a 1,000 MW high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) submarine power cable between the Isle of Grain in Kent, the United Kingdom; and Maasvlakte in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

The BritNed interconnector would serve as a link for the foreseeable European super grid project.